At the street below the memorial bunker Monument A concrete archway through which one must pass to reach the memorial park, which is a large concrete bunker covering the trench where a french infantry platoon was buried alive.  The entranceway is inscribed in french.  At either side of the entrace is a bronze plaque.  One says that the monument was inaugurated on 8 December by the President of the Republic Miller and the American Ambassador Wallace.  The other says that the monument is due to the generosity of GF Rand, American citizen.

A LA MÉMOIRE DES SOLDATS FRANCAIS

QUI DORMENT DEBOUT LE FUSIL EN MAIN DANS CETTE TRANCHÉE

LEURS FRÉRES D'AMÉRIQUE

English translation:

TO THE MEMORY OF THE FRENCH SOLDIERS

WHO SLEEP STANDING WITH THEIR RIFLES IN THEIR HANDS IN THIS TRENCH

YOUR AMERICAN BROTHERS